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Fatal primary cancer of the lung in a teen‐age smoker
Author(s) -
Sawyer Kenneth C.,
Sawyer Robert B.,
Lubchenco Alexis E.,
McKin Douglas A.,
Hill Kenneth A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(1967)20:3<451::aid-cncr2820200313>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , plea , carcinoma , cancer , cigarette smoking , lung , lung disease , disease , pediatrics , surgery , political science , law
Fatal primary carcinoma of the lung in a 16‐year‐old boy who smoked cigarettes is described. The disease progressed rapidly even after a lobectomy, without evidence of lymphatic involvement, was performed. A plea is made for even broader education of physicians and laymen in the potential harmful effects of cigarette smoking.